High Winds Blow Over Semi with Trailer on the Glenn Highway Sunday Afternoon, Cleanupnot Expected Until Monday Morning

High Winds Blow Over Semi with Trailer on the Glenn Highway Sunday Afternoon, Cleanupnot Expected Until Monday Morning

Alaska State Troopers in Palmer, at 2 pm on Sunday released an advisory for the driving public of a semi-tractor with a 40-foot trailer that has rolled at the Glenn Highway/Parks Highway interchange. They are advising drivers to use extreme caution when using the northbound Palmer Exit where the vehicle came to rest. Troopers say […]

ADOT&PF Closes Whittier Tunnel Due to Winds

ADOT&PF Closes Whittier Tunnel Due to Winds

In a press release, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) announced the closure of the Whittier Tunnel due to high winds in the area. ADOT$PF said that North America’s longest combined vehicle-railroad tunnel will remain closed until the high winds subside. Hi winds of up to 75 miles per hour are forecast in […]